“My first seven weeks as a mama have been both amazing and hard,” the model and actress, 39, writes.

“There’s a lot of sleep deprivation involved, but I guess that comes with the territory! Brooks has been sleeping in 2½ to 3½-hour shifts, so I’ve been learning to nap when he naps.”

Sims and husband Scott Stuber have been enjoying dressing their little man up — Brooks sometimes wears up to three outfits a day, she admits — and says they’re constantly taking photos of their son, who loves to be swaddled.
“I think that no matter how prepared you are — no matter how many hours you spend researching strollers, stocking up on organic baby food, and decorating the nursery — there’s simply nothing that can prepare you for the feeling that comes with holding your baby for the first time,” she adds.

I’m glad mother and baby are doing well, but that is a really awful photo of them.

Rhonda
on August 9th, 2012

I can’t see the little fellow very well, but from what I see he’s a cutie. I bet Molly is on cloud nine with her new baby. Congratulations to her and and her husband.

fanofboardwalkempire
on August 9th, 2012

Brooks is just darling and special and very handsome!
Congratulations to the happy family

stacey
on August 9th, 2012

Bad picture of the new baby. Love the name Brooks though. Super classy.

Courtney
on August 9th, 2012

What does being married have anything to do with being a good parent?

janb55
on August 9th, 2012

Congrats to Brooks’ mom and dad !!

Wendell
on August 9th, 2012

I’m so sick of being politically correct, instead I’ll be honest. Sorry if you have three children with three different fathers and this hurts your feelings but the truth is and has been proven time and time again that being married does make for better parenting. Of course there are always exceptions to the rule – but single or married if you are a psycho child abuser being married won’t change that. However, stop sleeping around and try things in the right order and you might raise decent human beings – fall in love, get married, and then have kids.

Pam
on August 9th, 2012

Oh a cute pic of mom and baby!

Anonymous
on August 9th, 2012

Wendell- Since this is an article about a MARRIED couple wth ONE child, I fail to see how your post is relevant.

Anyway, Brooks is ADORABLE, and I especially love the additional picture of him on Molly’s website (by the way, does anyone have any idea what it is he’s lying in? I don’t think it’s a crib, as it looks too small. A bassinet, perhaps? Or a laundry basket?)! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Anonymous
on August 9th, 2012

mathdiva- Why is it an awful picture? Because Molly isn’t super-glammed up like most celeb mothers are in their baby’s first photoshoots and actually looks like a new mom should?!

lovely123
on August 10th, 2012

Wendell — having both parents in the home does make it easier. People can say what they want, but the fact remains passed on scientific studies that children can thrive in a two parent household. My dad was married FOUR times, my mom twice, and my siblings too many times to count. Watching what they went through made me think BEFORE I was married and made me think BEFORE had kids. FACE IT FOLKS. BEING A SINGLE PARENT IS VERY VERY VERY HARD.

I like the picture of Molly and her new baby!

Anon
on August 10th, 2012

I think the point of bh’s comment wasn’t that marriage makes you a better parent, but that nowadays with so little interest in marriage (now that it’s viewed as unnecessary, obsolete, and as ‘just a piece of paper’) and the notion that sex is for any and everybody not just married people, it’s surprising to find people who are married BEFORE getting pregnant & having children. Obviously with the backlash the comment got, you kind of proved the point.

Anonymous
on August 10th, 2012

It’s an awful pic because the poor baby looks so funny looking..

Anonymous
on August 11th, 2012

lovely123- Having both parents in the house doesn’t require that they be married, though. A lot of people seem to forget that for some reason.

lovely123
on August 11th, 2012

Anon-

Could not have commented better myself. Very well done.

lovely123
on August 11th, 2012

Anonymous — I know both parents do not have to be married, but marriage is NOT only a piece of paper. Marriage means you are committed to this person, and will try to do whatever it takes to stay together to have a healthy strong family. People today don’t want to take the energy. Would you have rather had your mom and dad growing up OR your mom and dad at different weekends with their new wives and THEIR children. Be honest with yourself – you know which is better for your child.

lovely123
on August 11th, 2012

Also, speaking of commitment, people are more committed to their job than to their marriage.

Anonymous
on August 11th, 2012

lovely123- How sad you see your half-siblings as your parents and step-parents’ children and not your siblings! But anyway, my point was that marriage is not a requirement for a kid to grow up with both parents being together. Just because a couple doesn’t marry doesn’t mean they’re going to end up splitting (just as getting married is not a guarantee that a couple WON’T split up)!

Anonymous
on August 11th, 2012

By the way, I actually share your views on marriage (that it’s not just a piece of paper and such). But I also realize that marriage isn’t for everyone, and I don’t think couples should get married just because it’s “the right thing to do”.

They should get married because they truly WANT to, and if they don’t, then I don’t think it’s our place to pressure them to do so!

Janna
on August 12th, 2012

“Marriage means you are committed to this person, and will try to do whatever it takes to stay together to have a healthy strong family.”

Maybe to YOU that’s what it means, but you cannot possibly believe that everyone who gets married thinks the same thing (hello? Kim Kardashian? Brittney Spears? Larry King? Mario Lopez? Jennifer Lopez?), anymore that you could possibly think that a couple like Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell’s relationship is less legitimate than yours because they never asked the state to intervene and print their name on a court document.

lovely123
on August 13th, 2012

Janna, you are using ONE couple out of the 7 billion people on the plant? An adult opinion is great, it makes sense and it is logical, but in a CHILD’S world there isn’t reason only MOM and DAD. Face it, a strong marriage makes a strong family (same sex or not). Everyone can have their opinion – not everyone has to agree or disagree. That is the best part of being an American.

lovely123
on August 13th, 2012

Also, using celebs as examples – doesn’t really work in the real world.